Christmas morning playlist: 5 great songs to turn up Dec. 25
Looking for a soundtrack for your Christmas morning? We mean, of course, besides a chorus of kids screaming out, “Let’s open the presents — NOW!”
Here are 5 songs that would combine for an excellent streaming playlist on Dec. 25. All of these recordings were released this year.
“Go Tell It on the Mountain”: One of the many great tracks from Jennifer Hudson’s first Christmas album, “The Gift of Love.”
“Silent Night”: Country star Gabby Barrett, who finished third on the 16th season of “American Idol,” does a great job on this Christmas classic from “Carols and Candlelight.”
“Thorn and Thistle”: Ireland’s We Are Messengers scores a winner with this terrific track from the EP “Rejoice! (A Celtic Christmas).”
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”: Twenty years after dropping his first holiday album, Clay Aiken returns to the seasonal songbook with “Christmas Bells Are Ringing,” featuring splendid version of this classic tune.
“Holy Forever” — Phil Wickham just keeps putting out great Christmas music — the latest collection being “Hallelujah! It’s Christmas” — which features this stunningly beautiful song.
Our picks this week
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is your No. 1 source for things to do, see, make, buy and eat through the holidays. Here are our recommendations:
LISTEN: What’s on Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ holiday playlist?
DRINK: Here’s the holiday spirit Atlanta’s sipping this Christmas
DO: Seven places to show off your ice skating moves in and around Atlanta
VISIT: Full AJC holiday guide for things to do, buy and enjoy
For our full coverage of holiday events around metro Atlanta, check out the AJC’s Things to Do page.
